See the video on our YouTube channel! Indie Power Hour is a show which focuses on new and upcoming indie games. In each episode, GameLuster writer Chloe Spencer will discuss the basic facts and elemen…
Friday Freebies: Spinning Around – Stylish Stair Climbing
There’s plenty of games out there that inevitably slip under the radar. For Friday Freebies, we suggest a game every Friday that’s free of charge! If you’re like me, you aren’t…
Review: GRIS – A Charming, Beautifully-Designed Little Platformer
GRIS is an atmospheric game about grief, pain, and the importance of color in even the darkest of times. Released last December on PC, Mac and the Nintendo Switch, the game gained quite a bit of atten…
Review: Tango: The Adventure Game – You May Not Have This Dance
The point-and-click genre has become scarce over the last few years. In the past, it was at the peak of gaming. Players would journey on wonderful adventures in fantasy worlds. There was a sense of ex…
Review: Iris.Fall – Puppet Theater
One of the greatest things about video games is that they can be used to try out experimental methods of storytelling. A good example is The Binding of Isaac, which slowly reveals what the game is act…
Review: Wandersong – A Cozy Experience That Ends on a High Note
What would you do if you knew the world was ending? If you’re anything like the protagonist of Wandersong, you would do anything in your power to stop the end from coming. Using only the power of song…
Review: Guacamelee! 2 – Luchador, Chicken and a Completion Percentage
I do not have much experience with Metroidvanias. Beyond failing miserably in Rogue Legacy and circumnavigating every boss encounter in Hollow Knight, I have only seen walkthroughs of them. I am aware…
Impressions: Flat Heroes – Thinking Outside the Box, Inside a Square
There is a spectrum in the world of video games when it comes to their focus on story and narrative. On one end, you have what are called “walking simulators,” games with little to no actu…
Review: Mechanism – Mesmerizing Mechanical Mess
Mechanism, a game developed in Unity by a single developer named Alexander Goodwin, is a conundrum. It’s a melange of genres, ideas and mechanics that don’t mesh properly together in the e…
Impressions: Ley Lines – Egyptian Parkour Shoot ‘Em Up
I remember when parkour was considered, as my friends and I used to say, “cool.” What was once a little known French obstacle-passing sport soon flooded YouTube and other social media sit…
